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Definition of Aquinas
1. Noun. (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274).
Category relationships: Church Of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church
Generic synonyms: Doctor, Doctor Of The Church, Saint, Theologian, Theologiser, Theologist, Theologizer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aquinas
Literary usage of Aquinas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"Aquinas on the Rulers and Members of Christum States, London, 1860; ... 1867,
1873; St. Thomas Aquinas on the Two Commandments of Charity and the Ten ..."
2. Mental Science: A Compendium of Psychology, and the History of Philosophy by Alexander Bain (1870)
"Aquinas. Aquinas is a follower of Augustin in the doctrines of original sin, ...
It is, therefore, interesting to observe how Aquinas endeavoured to evade ..."
3. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1896)
"THOMAS Aquinas These honors were merited by a remarkable combination of ability
and virtue. To an absolute purity of life, St. Thomas added an earnest love ..."
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